diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72bb34c..6eb0f24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>2.10.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>8</source>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>attach-javadocs</id>